恩波教育周固：2006年考研英语试题标准答案
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section i use of english
directions:
read the following text. choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark a,b, ｃ or d on answer sheet １ .(10points)
the homeless make up a growing percentage of america ‘s population. __1__ homelessness has reached such proportions that local government can‘t possibly _____2____ . to help homeless people _____3___ independence, the federal government must support job training programs,_____4_____ the minimum wage, and fund more low-cost housing._____5____everyone agrees on the numbers of americans who are homeless. estimates ____6__ anywhere from 600,000 to 3 million. _____7__ t he figure may vary, analysts do agree on another matter: that the number of the homeless is _____8____ , one of the federal government‘s studies _____9__ that the number of the homeless will reach nearly 19 million by the end of this decade.
finding ways to __10__ this growing homeless population has BECome increasingly difficult. _ __11__ when homeless individuals manage to find a _ __12__ that will give them three meals a day and a place to sleep at night, a good number still spend the bulk of each day __13__ the street, part of the problem is that many homeless adults are addicted to alcohol or drugs. and a significant number of the homeless have serious mental disorders. many others, ____14____ not addicted or mentally ill, simply lack the everyday __15__ skills need to turn their lives _____16__ . boston globe reporter chris reidy notes that the situation will improve only when there are_ 17___ programs that address the many needs of the homeless. _ ____18__ edward blotkowsk, director of community service at bentley college in massachusetts , ___19__ it. “there has to be _____20___ of programs. what we need is a package deal.”
